You always lyin'
For over five hundred years
You keep on thievin'
Proceeded to violate every treaty
That land you stealin'
From people who were here before us
We gon' take it back
We gon', we gon' take it back
We gon' take it back
We gon', we gon' take it back
So release the hounds
They can release the hounds on us aye
Release the hounds
They can release the hounds on us aye
Release the hounds
They can release the hounds on us aye
Release the hounds
They can release the hounds on us aye
Five hundred years five hundred years
Five-hundred year
We gon' take it
We gon' we gon' we gon' take it back
Five hundred years five hundred years
Five-hundred year
We gon' take it
We gon' we gon' we gon' take it back
You always cheatin'
For over five hundred years
Keep on deceivin'
Proceeded to violate every treaty
It's time you retreated
From people who were here before us
We gon' take it back
We gon' we gon' take it back
We gon' take it back
We gon' we gon' take it back
So release the hounds
They can release the hounds on us aye
Release the hounds
They can release the hounds on us aye
Release the hounds
They can release the hounds on us aye
Release the hounds
They can release the hounds on us aye
Five hundred years five hundred years
Five-hundred year
We gon' take it
We gon' we gon' we gon' — (Ooh)
Five hundred years
Five hundred years (Ooh)
Five-hundred year
We gon' take it
We gon' we gon' we gon' take it back
The protest is led by this country's
Original environmentalists
Native Americans